Thursday, February 13, 2014

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

I’m really glad they’ve made a movie about this book. It’s a kids’ classic scifi and I loved it. I’m a great scifi fan and I’ve always liked kids’ books. This is the story of a genius child in the future who is selected to fight on behalf of the world against the buggers, an alien enemy wh have already invaded the world once and who are expected to come again with even more devastating powers soon. It’s interesting because Card manages to write from Ender’s perspective, with the adults being almost a separate race from the children. They have their own ideas, their own motivations and all the power. Despite his genius, Ender really doesn’t figure them out …. until the end.